I would definately want another day with my grandmother who just passed away on July 25th. She and I have always been close and I called her once a week for the last 6 yrs that I've been in the military. I've been in Iraq since June 11th and had no idea that I would never see her again after I left. In all honesty, before I left, we had a big gathering where the whole family got together for her sister, who is suffering from Alzheimers. Little did we know that my grandmother would be the first to pass. She had suffered from a mild heart attack late last year and had completely changed the way she lived. She stopped smoking immediately and changed her diet. She was even excercising regularly. She was then mis-diagnosed and by the time another doctor caught it, it was too late. To say the least, it was a huge shock for the family and it was extremely difficult for me to deal with over here. I will be able to go hom next month and my family is waiting for my return so we can spread her ashes. I'm not sure how I'll react when I get home, because I'm really not so sure it has set in yet.
